My BlissDom Experience {part one}

BlissDom Newcomers Meet-Up

BlissDom 2013 was my first blogging conference, my first experience with meeting people in person who I’ve talked to for over a year, my first experience with meeting brands and PR people in person, and my first time to be so completely overwhelmed about what to write and when to write it…but here goes! And,… read more »

If I blog it, they will come…won’t they?

If I blogged like you and I were becoming new BFFs and I was telling you about my life, would you come back and tell me about yours?

Blogging is fun. Blogging is work. Blogging is cathartic. Blogging is stressful. Blogging is easy. Blogging is hard. Why is blogging such a joy and such a challenge at the same time? For me, blogging was supposed to be a hobby, a part-time fun thing to do when Hubby wanted to watch some crazy show… read more »

2012 Blog Traffic Stats {because everyone else is doing it}

2012 blog traffic report for GoingCrazy!! WannaGo??!!

2012 Blog Traffic Report I must admit that this type of analyzing of my blog scares the crap out of me. Linking up and comparing myself to others, though, makes me want to crawl in the corner and cry. So, I'm jumping out there, listing this for all to see, linking up to others, and… read more »

Monetizing my blog with a Brand New Media Kit {Review}

Media Kit word cloud

I have mentioned before that when I started this blog, it was all about a hobby and something fun to do. I didn't know where it would take me, but I thought at most I would get to try out some new products and tell everyone what I thought about them. I thought there may be… read more »

Five Things I learned from NOT going to BlogHer

BlogHer 2012 New York City

I still feel like a newbie blogger even though I've been hacking away at this blog for just over a year now. When I start something new, I jump in full force and you can ask my husband how many nights I've been on this blog when he was trying to tell me a story… read more »

Wake up, Wake up, WAKE UP!!

International Delight Coffee Creamers & Iced Coffee {Amp Up Your Iced Coffee with International Delight} #IcedDelight

I spend my entire day telling myself to wake up, but sometimes it doesn't actually happen until I get home, in my jammies, and ready for an evening of blogging. The only thing that keeps me going through the day are my multiple sources of caffeine – soda, coffee, and tea…well, and my very active… read more »

Newbie Blog Hop – Week 37

Welcome to Week 37 of the NEWBIE BLOG HOP hosted by Going Crazy!! Wanna Go?!! and Life’s Cheap Thrills! Each week at the Newbie Blog Hop, we feature a blogger who has linked up the previous week. If you’d like to be featured see details just above the linky!

Featured Newbie Blogger @snipshopsave

Week 36 Featured Newbie Interview It is the time when we post our interview with our “featured newbie blogger.” We mentioned last week that it's always nice when a blogger is so excited to be featured. Well, this week's featured newbie blogger is sooo excited she made a post about it!

Wordless Wednesday – Life of a Blogger Mommy

Life of a Blogger Mommy

I have convinced my husband that entering giveaways to "support my fellow bloggers" is actually blogging, so I was "technically" blogging…while my boy was "fixing" my hair.  I love that first comment after I posted this on my personal Facebook page!! What do your children do to you when you're blogging and/or working at home?!!

Newbie Blog Hop – Week 36

Welcome to Week 36 of the NEWBIE BLOG HOP hosted by Going Crazy!! Wanna Go?!! and Life’s Cheap Thrills! Each week at the Newbie Blog Hop, we feature a blogger who has linked up the previous week. If you’d like to be featured see details just above the linky!